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In 2021-22, about how many bachelor's degrees did U.S. colleges award in STEM fields?

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about 39%

In 2021-22, about what share of STEM bachelor's degrees in the U.S. went to women?

Men earned roughly 1.6 times as many STEM bachelor's degrees as women that year, though the gap varies a lot by specific field.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (2022) nces.ed.gov

$69,000 vs $50,000

In 2021, about how much more did the median STEM worker earn per year than the median non-STEM worker?

STEM's median annual wage of about $69,000 topped the roughly $50,000 median for non-STEM occupations that year.

Source: National Science Board / NCSES (2021) ncses.nsf.gov

grew from 22% to 24%

From 2011 to 2021, how did the STEM share of the total U.S. workforce change?

Slow but steady growth -- an extra 5.7 million STEM workers with bachelor's degrees or higher over the decade.

Source: National Science Board / NCSES (2021) ncses.nsf.gov

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